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One night a week, Sloan attends the Russian American school here in St. Louis. This is his second year at the school and I am just so proud of how well he is doing. He is by no means fluent in the language, but obviously that’s because he doesn’t hear it every day. I try […]

My sweet Landon is by far the most joyful baby I’ve had. He giggles and grins all the time and has been doing that for months. While Sloan and Tia weren’t unhappy babies, I do not remember them being this smiley or giggly. I just adore Landon’s little laugh. Before I put him to bed […]

By 5:00 every day, I am usually so thrilled to see Lee’s car turn into the driveway. Mostly because by about 3:30, my kids are tired of trying to entertain themselves and usually want me to play with them. So when daddy comes home, I leap for joy because the playmate is back and I […]

This weekend at Six Flags, Sloan was very concerned about the roller coasters. Our conversation went something like this:Sloan: “That roller coaster is really high and goes super fast.”Me: “Yep. That’s what roller coaster’s do.”Sloan: “Is it scary?”Me: “No, roller coasters are really fun.”Sloan (eyebrows raised): “Then why is everyone screaming?”Me: “Uhhh…Those are happy screams […]

I took the kids – all three of them – to Six Flags today…by myself. Along with 8 bajillion other people, 90% of them between the ages of 12 and 15. No, I’m not really that much of a glutton for punishment. I had a reason for going and did not plan on spending as […]